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Tun
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(1):
(n.) A fermenting vat.
(2):
(n.) A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
(3):
(n.) A certain measure for liquids, as for wine, equal to two pipes, four hogsheads, or 252 gallons. In different countries, the tun differs in quantity.
(4):
(n.) A weight of 2,240 pounds. See Ton.
(5):
(v. i.) To put into tuns, or casks.
(6):
(n.) An indefinite large quantity.
(7):
(n.) A drunkard; - so called humorously, or in contempt.
(8):
(n.) Any shell belonging to Dolium and allied genera; - called also tun-shell.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tun'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tun.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tun'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tun.html. 1828.